Almost in step with recent rumors as to Apple’s seeking to resolve patent issues with Qualcomm and to have its iPhones back in the Chinese marketplace, Apple has released iOS 12.1.2. The update, which weighs in as an approximately 80 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:
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Amid the ongoing legal kerfuffle between Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm, which has in turn led to the ban of some iPhone model sales in China, Apple looks to be moving to settle this with a software update. The legal issue, which concerns Apple suing Qualcomm over royalty payments, has been ongoing for some time now, […]
A seven year legal feud that’s been the tech equivalent of the Hatfields and the McCoys has finally been resolved. Apple and Samsung have finally settled their ongoing legal battle, according to court documents filed with the Northern District Court of California this morning. In the document, Apple and Samsung said they have agreed to […]
Apple is apparently working on a new hinge type for its devices. Per documents published through the European Patent Office, the company is working on a flexible hinge design for its MacBook notebooks. The hinge, sometimes referred to as a “Living Hinge”, could be created “from a single rigid material” and sounds similar to the […]
This could be interesting. As Apple’s Face ID continues to be developed, it’s been revealed that the company has explored the possibility of scanning the pattern of veins in a user’s face as another form of biometric authentication, one that could potentially tell identical twins apart. On Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office […]